..We conclude that weekly sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine is as effective and safe as is daily trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in the prophylaxis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia after liver transplantation...

..6-7.8). Severe LI occurs in a subgroup of high-risk SOT recipients who deserve a more careful follow-up and could benefit from prolonged prophylactic measures similar to that performed in the early period after transplantation...